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Argentina in January

Mixed month. Peak summer holidays: Patagonia at its best but booked out, Buenos Aires hot and half-empty, Northwest rainy.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
High
Argentina
Prices
High
Argentina

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Argentina

Peak summer holidays: Patagonia at its best but booked out, Buenos Aires hot and half-empty, Northwest rainy.

Is another month better than January?

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in January

  • Buenos Aires and the Pampas · Buenos Aires, La Plata, Mar del Platahot

    Humid 30 °C (86 °F)+ summers; mild spring and autumn are the city season; winters are grey and around 10 °C (50 °F) but rarely freezing.

  • Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá) · Puerto Iguazú, Corrienteshot

    Subtropical and wet all year; summer is sticky at 35 °C (95 °F); the falls carry the most water after heavy rains, which can close walkways.

  • Northwest (Salta and Jujuy) · Salta, Purmamarca, Humahuaca, Cafayaterainy

    Summer rains can cut mountain roads in January–March; the dry winter is clear but cold at night above 3,000 m.

  • Cuyo (Mendoza and the high Andes) · Mendoza, San Juan, Aconcaguahot

    Dry and sunny; harvest (vendimia) in March; the pass to Chile can close with snow in June–September.

  • Lakes District · Bariloche, San Martín de los Andes, Villa La Angosturabest weather

    Summer for lakes and hiking; July–August for skiing at Cerro Catedral; autumn colours in April.

  • Southern Patagonia · El Calafate, El Chaltén, Puerto Madrynbest weather

    Wind up to 100 km/h (62 mph) in summer; El Chaltén largely shuts from May to September. Whales at Península Valdés June–December.

  • Tierra del Fuego · Ushuaiabest weather

    Cool even in summer (around 10–15 °C (50–59 °F)); Antarctic cruises sail November–March; winter brings skiing at Cerro Castor.

  • Andean Northwest: Quebrada de Humahuaca (Tilcara, Humahuaca) · Jujuy, 2,300-3,000 mrainy

    Dry, sunny days and cold nights year-round; Jun-Aug nights drop below freezing. Jan-Mar brings afternoon storms.

  • Andean Northwest: Salta and the Calchaquí valleys · Salta province, 1,200-2,300 mrainy

    Mild and dry Apr-Nov; summer (Dec-Mar) is hot with heavy rain that can cut gravel roads.

  • Chaco: Chaco plain (Resistencia, Clorinda, Formosa) · northern Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia bordershot

    Subtropical: dry winter roughly June to mid-August, then heavy summer rain. Best window is June to mid-August; January to February is the worst heat.

  • Cuyo: Mendoza and San Juan · Andean foothills and desert valleyshot

    Dry and sunny most of the year; Zonda wind can push temperatures sharply in spring. Best months are March–May and October–November.

  • Cuyo: San Luis · Sierras and reservoirs east of the Andeshot

    Lake season is December–February, when Argentines fill the sierras; winter is quiet and cold at night.

  • Mesopotamia: Misiones and Corrientes · Subtropical northeasthot

    Warm and humid most of the year; rain is possible in any month, heaviest in summer. Winter (Jun–Aug) is milder and drier — good for walking the falls.

  • Pampas: Pampas · Buenos Aires to Córdoba, Atlantic coast to the westhot

    Humid summers (Dec–Feb) with 30 °C (86 °F)+ days and thunderstorms; winters (Jun–Aug) are mild but damp and grey. Spring and autumn are the comfortable windows.

  • Patagonia (Argentina): Andean west (Bariloche, El Chaltén, El Calafate) · Southern Andes and foothillsbest weather

    Cool and sunnier than the Chilean side; snow above about 1,000 m in winter. Trekking season is roughly Nov–Mar.

  • Patagonia (Argentina): Atlantic east (Puerto Madryn, Trelew, Viedma) · Meseta and coastbest weather

    Temperate, windy, hot summers in the north; whales around Península Valdés roughly Sep–Nov, penguins in the same window.

  • Buenos Aires30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 8 rain days
  • Adrogué30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 8 rain days
  • Amaicha del Valle28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 14 rain days
  • Arrecifes30 °C (86 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ayacucho30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bahía Blanca31 °C (88 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Balneario El Cóndor30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 5 rain days
  • Barreal28 °C (82 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days
  • Berisso29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • Cachi24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Cafayate28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 12 rain days
  • Capilla del Monte30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Capilla del Señor30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • Cariló28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days
  • Catedral Alta Patagonia21 °C (70 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 5 rain days
  • Chajari30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Chapelco15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Chascomús29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days
  • Clorinda35 °C (95 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 5 rain days
  • Colón32 °C (90 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 8 rain days
  • Colonia Carlos Pellegrini30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 12 rain days
  • Colonia Suiza22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Comodoro Rivadavia18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Concordia32 °C (90 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 8 rain days
  • Córdoba31.2 °C (88 °F) / 18.9 °C (66 °F), 10 rain days
  • Corrientes33 °C (91 °F) / 21.6 °C (71 °F), 179.5 rain days
  • El Bolsón22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 5 rain days
  • El Calafate19.1 °C (66 °F) / 7.2 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • El Chaltén19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Esquel22 °C (72 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Esquina33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days
  • Federación32 °C (90 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 8 rain days
  • Formosa30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gualeguaychu31 °C (88 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 8 rain days
  • Humahuaca24 °C (75 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 14 rain days
  • La Plata29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days
  • La Punta32 °C (90 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • La Rioja28 °C (82 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 5 rain days
  • Lago Puelo22 °C (72 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 5 rain days
  • Las Leñas22 °C (72 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 5 rain days
  • Luján30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Magdalena28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Malargüe28 °C (82 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days
  • Mar del Plata26.4 °C (80 °F) / 14.5 °C (58 °F), 91 rain days
  • Martínez29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • Medanos30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days
  • Mendoza33 °C (91 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days
  • Mercedes33 °C (91 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 8 rain days
  • Necochea28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Neuquén32.1 °C (90 °F) / 15.9 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days
  • Paraná30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 8 rain days
  • Paso de los Libres30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • Pergamino31 °C (88 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • Posadas33 °C (91 °F) / 22.1 °C (72 °F), 169 rain days
  • Puerto Iguazú32 °C (90 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 10 rain days
  • Puerto Madryn28 °C (82 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days
  • Puerto San Julián20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Purmamarca28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • Rawson25 °C (77 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 5 rain days
  • Resistencia33.4 °C (92 °F) / 21.2 °C (70 °F), 180 rain days
  • Rio Gallegos22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Rosario31 °C (88 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 8 rain days
  • Salta27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 14 rain days
  • San Agustín de Valle Fértil34 °C (93 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 6 rain days
  • San Antonio de Areco30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 7 rain days
  • San Antonio de los Cobres22 °C (72 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • San Antonio Oeste24 °C (75 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 5 rain days
  • San Carlos de Bariloche23 °C (73 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 4 rain days
  • San José de Jáchal20 °C (68 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 12 rain days
  • San Juan35 °C (95 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 4 rain days
  • San Lorenzo28 °C (82 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 5 rain days
  • San Luis31 °C (88 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • San Martín de los Andes14 °C (57 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • San Miguel de Tucumán31 °C (88 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 20 rain days
  • San Rafael32 °C (90 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 4 rain days
  • San Salvador de Jujuy28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 12 rain days
  • Santa Fe31.5 °C (89 °F) / 20.1 °C (68 °F), 8 rain days
  • Santa Maria, Catamarca30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • Santa Rosa30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • Santiago del Estero34 °C (93 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sierra de la Ventana28 °C (82 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tafi Viejo31 °C (88 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 12 rain days
  • Tandil29 °C (84 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tigre30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tilcara24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 15 rain days
  • Trelew22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 6 rain days
  • Trevelin22 °C (72 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 5 rain days
  • Tunuyán22 °C (72 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 5 rain days
  • Uquía30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 2 rain days
  • Viedma30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 4 rain days
  • Villa Carlos Paz30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days
  • Villa El Chocón22 °C (72 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 5 rain days
  • Villa Gesell28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Villa la Angostura23.2 °C (74 °F) / 6.1 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Villa Unión34 °C (93 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 8 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • New Year's Day

    1 Jan

    Quiet day after late celebrations.

  • Christmas, New Year and summer holidays

    24-25 December, 31 December-1 January · Buenos Aires

    Fireworks (largely unofficial and widespread) on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve; many restaurants close for part of January as locals holiday at the coast.

  • Christmas and New Year

    Late Dec-early Jan · Buenos Aires

    Widespread informal fireworks on the two eves; many restaurants close for part of January as locals holiday at the coast.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Argentina
High
Prices · Argentina
High

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Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Argentina, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jan: Mixed

    Mar: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Jan: High

    Mar: Medium

  • Prices

    Jan: High

    Mar: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 3

    Mar: 4

January: Peak summer holidays: Patagonia at its best but booked out, Buenos Aires hot and half-empty, Northwest rainy.

March: Good all round: Mendoza harvest festival, Patagonia calmer, Buenos Aires cooling down.

Argentina: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Where to go in January

Rated best or good this month

  • Lakes District

    Best weather of the year (Bariloche, San Martín de los Andes, Villa La Angostura)

  • Southern Patagonia

    Best weather of the year (El Calafate, El Chaltén, Puerto Madryn)

  • Tierra del Fuego

    Best weather of the year (Ushuaia)

  • Balneario El Cóndor

    Best months: Dec–Feb, Mar–May (warm, low wind)

  • Barreal

    Best months: Oct–Apr

  • Cariló

    Best months: Dec–Feb (summer, full services), Oct–Nov and Mar–Apr (shoulder, quieter)

  • Catedral Alta Patagonia

    Best months: Jul–Aug for snow; Dec–Mar for hiking

  • Chajari

    Best months: Oct–Mar (warm, low rain)

  • Chascomús

    Best months: Oct–Apr

  • Colón

    Best months: Oct–Apr

  • Colonia Carlos Pellegrini

    Best months: Oct–Mar (check)

  • Colonia Suiza

    Best months: Nov–Mar (warm, dry)